Electromagnetic apparatus.



APPLICATION FILED OUT. 29; 1904.

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J. MOINTYRE. ELECTROMAGNETIC APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 0019529, 1904.

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ATTORNEY UN ITEi) STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MQ'INTY E, or JEEsEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

ELECTROMAGNETIC APPARATUS,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 781,448, dated January 31 1905.

Application filed October 29, 1904. Serial No. 230,485. 7

Tomi/Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN MOINTYRE, a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of J ersey City, in the county of Hudsonand State of New J ersey, have invented a new and Improved Electromagnetic Apparatus, of which thefollowing is afull, clear, and exactdescrip tion.

The object of the invention is to provide a. new and improved electromagnetic apparatus designed for stimulating and vitalizing live animal, live vegetable, and other objects and matter by saturating, for instance, the whole human or animal object or the bed-soil of the plant-bed and the plants uniformly with electricity in its normal condition magnetism by the employment of frequency magnetism derived from an electric cable-coil in circuit with a source of variable electric energy or.

frequency electric current.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as Wlll be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in-the claims.

A practical embodiment oflthe invention is 1 represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, n which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

F'gure 1 is a plan view of the improvement,

showing the apparatus employed for treating,

ed by afleXible conductor C with the primary terminal D of an'induction-coil E of any approved construction, and the other primary terminal, G, of the induction-coil E is connected by a negative flexible conductor F with the negative pole H of the battery, thus completing the primary circuit. A flexible conduc- 5 tor I connects with secondary terminals J and cable which is laid into adesired number of nearest portion of the other conductor shall K on the induction-coil E, thus completing the secondary electric circuit. Each of the flexible conductors C, F, and I is in'the form of a cable, (see Fig. 5,) the conductors C and Fhavingportions formed into cable-coils'L, M; N, O, and P and the conductor I having a portion formed into a cable-coil Q. The term cable-coil denotes a plurality of insulated conductors, each forming a strand'of a convolutions to form each cable-coil capable of producing an effective field of magnetism wheneveran electric current is sent through the flexible-conductor F, C, or I. I Within the magnetic field of the cable-coils L, M, N, O, and P, or any 'of them,may be placed an object or objects for receiving magnetism, and in a like manner the cable-coil Q may be arranged around a human being or around a' bed of plants or other object to bring the same within the magnetic field or sphere of magnetic influence of the cable-coil. The portions of the positive and negative conductors not the magnetism where only one coil is formed in either adjacent conductor in the circuit it should be coiled so that the current in the flow in the same direction as the current in the latter conductor. Whenever thepositive and negative conductors contact with each other when the current is flowing in opposite directions in each, (as shown by the arrows,)

the radiation of magnetismfrom both will be retardedor practically ml. The size of the plant-bed or portion of soil or other object bathed with the magnetism is regulated by the quantity and pressure of the current V and the length and size of the conductor.

hen the ordinary alternating current of eli'aztric-lamp circuits is employed in my method, there may be as a regulator of the current a lamp or lamps burning in the circuit and also a cut-off, and when the direct electric current of electric-lamp circuits or the current from an electric battery is employed in my method it must be transformed into a frequency current by a transformer on the circuit formed by the conductors and a cut-off or poles of the battery. There may be, too, in addition to the transformer a lamp or lamps burning" in the circuit as a governor. hen using the ordinary direct electric-lamp current, other well-known governors, such as a rheostat, might be used on the circuit instead of a lamp or lamps.

The coils or forms described by the conductors are preferably coiled as compactly into cable form as the necessary length of conductor will allow, and the conductor is insulated. The magnetic field created may have any desirable form or path described by the conductor, and the positive and negative conductors are, when the electric current is flowing in opposite directions in each conductor, practically dead to the radiation of magnetism until they are separated, and whenever the charged positive and negative conductors are thus separated magnetism will be radiated from both and not until then. Magnetism may be radiated from either or both the primary and the secondary conductors in circuit on an induction coil transformer at the same time. By turning the coils L and M onto their sides nearest to each other, so that they will present a side elevation with their planes facing each other, the magnetic field between them will be stronger than it is in their present position. By coiling L and M in the same direction, as illustrated, the magnetic field between them will be stronger than if each was coiled in an opposite direction and both coils will be about equal in magnetic strength; but if the coils are coiled in opposite directions, as in N and 0, then the coil on the positive conductor G will emanate a much stronger magnetic field than the coil on the negative conductor F, and the magnetic field between the coils N and 0 will be much weaker than between the coils L and M. If the coils L and M be placed fairly upon each other while retaining their present planes, there will practically be no radiation of magnetism from either; but if either be turned over fairly on the other the magnetic field will practically be twice as dense as from the positive alone if the pressure and quantity of the current is the same in each case.

In the coils N and O the magnetic field is much stronger on the positive coil N than in the negative coil 0, and the magnetic field between them is weak; but if they be placed fairly upon each other (not turned over upon each other) while retaining their present planes the magnetic field will practically be twice as dense as from the positive coil alone; but if they be folded over fairly upon each other the magnetic field will be practically ail, and if they be turned up upon their sides nearest to each other, so as to show a side elevation, with their planes opposite, the positive will still project a magnetic field much stronger than the negative.

-The divided coil P creates a positive and negative magnetic field of nearly equal force within or adjacent to its divided circuit; but if either half be turned over fairly upon the other half neither will practically project magnetism.

Fig. 2 illustrates my process when using the ordinary alternating electric-lamp current. R may be an ordinary cut-ofi' plug and socket or its equivalent or a current-regulator connected to said Iaim'J-eurrent; S the positive and T the negative conductors or coil forming acircuit with said cut-ofi' or regulator.

Fig. 8 illustrates my process when using the ordinary direct electric-lamp current. w may be, as R is in Fig. 2, an ordinary cut-ofi' plug and socket or its equivalent or a current-regulator connected to said lamp-current; w, the positive and :11 the negative conductors or coil, forming a circuit with said cut-ofi' or regulator in conjunction with the terminals y and of a transformer at, having terminals n and 7) and which transforn'is the direct current into a frequency one; but any other suitable means may be employed to frequency the current. \Vithin or adjacent to the circuit, as already described in Figs. 1 and 2, may be placed any desirable object to receive magnetism. I call it within the circuit if the object operated upon is exposed to the centralized magnetic lines of force from the coils.

In these statements it is understood that the conductors or coils are in practical working proximity to each other and the object. If a smaller coil is formed by all of the conductors in the large coil, the magnetic field from said small coil will be denser than from the large coil and contracted transversely; but the projection of its lines of force axially will be practically the same as in the larger coil, and if the two conductors, positive and negative, be farther separated or brought nearer to each other so will the magnetic field between them be less dense or denser and the total area of the magnetic field greater or less.

\Vhen transforming the direct current into a frequency one by the Ruhmkorfi induetioncoil, I find that the most practical, efiicient, and commercial work is accomplished by employing the primary-current conductors to apply magnetism upon the objeet, especially when the object requires a strong magnetic influence, much stronger than the secondarycurrent conductor can create from the infin- TIO important feature of my invention. stance, the'oblong" coil Q in Fig. 1 may be inence it receives from the same machine and;

creased or lessened in breadth. The former would lessen and the latter increase the magnetic effect on the object under treatment within'the coil. The pliant coil can accommodate itself to either regular or irregular forms, so that the whole length of the coil shallcontact with the object under treatment, and the whole contacting portion of the object with the cable-coil shall receive equal magnetic force. When a human being is'the object under treatment, my experience has shown that if the conductor or cable-coil is parallel with the length of the body thebest effect is then attained, and for the same reason I think that a charged electric wire produces in adead wire parallel with ,it and near enough to it an electric current. For thisreason also it is advantageous to have the pliable cable-coil. When the induction-coil transformer is used on the circuit, one form of which is shown in Figs. 1 and 3, it is advantageous to connect the secondary terminals N and R with the primary terminals 2 and 1 as shown in Fig. 3. In this way the current from the secondary coil will increase the effect of the primary current in the pliable coil; butif the secondary terminals are not connected in this manner or to a separate coil I, as shown in Fig. 1, or its circuit closed by merely connecting its terminals then said current is-practically of no use for the purposes described. I

Fig. 4 illustrates my process with coils in multiple. (4 may be, as R is in Fig. 2, an ordinary plug and socketor its equivalent connected to "any'suitable source of electric.

energy. dis the positive and c the negative conductor, with their respective connections 6, f, g, it, i, and j to the respectivecoils k,-Z, and 0, thus placing each coil in circuit with the electric current through said plug.' By this multiple method of operating the coils there is practically no limit to the magnetic influence that can be exerted on an object if the leads from the main line to the switch or cut-ofi' and from the switch to the coils or ourrent-regulator that may be attached to the coils has sufficient cross-section and the electric current ample. The efficient limit of a sin-" gle coil or of coils in series can be added indefinitely with the coils in multiple under will be in proportion, practically, to the number of coils ofequal power so connected if a similar electric current is also proportionately supplied and the coiling and position of the coils themselves be in proper relation to each other,as previously described. The magnetic force in both methods can be increased by increased energy in the electric current supplied, and by this compounding of the coils strong as desired and to float suitable objects. For simplicity of illustration I have shown the coils in Fig. 4% adjacent to each other; but

the compounding or multiple effect of the coils is greater if they are in contact and positioned upon each other. The farther they are separated from each other the less dense will be the magnetic field.

By the term .frequency current I mean any current that has an unsteady flow for instance, the' so-oalled alternating current.

A regulator, knife switch, fuse, or their the magnetic field can be made as dense and i equivalent-may be employed on the coils connected in multiple to open or close the elec' tric circuit on allor each singly.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A means for treating live animal, live vegetableor other objects, comprising apliable cable-coil, and a frequency source of electrical energy in circuit with the said coil.

- 2. A means for treating live animal, live vegetable or other objects, comprisinga frequency source of electrical energy, and pliable with the said frequency source of electrical energy.

cuits being arranged in coils for surrounding the object, the cables being'flexible to allow 7 any portion thereof being brought nearer to or farther from the object.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN McINTYRE.

Witnesses: r THEO. Gr. HOSTER, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL.

cable-coils arranged in series and in circuit I 

